Korda’s huge buffer matches the biggest halfway lead at a major in women’s golf history, while no player has won this event from six strokes back through 36 holes since Morgan Pressel in 2007.<\/p>\n
“I’m comfortable with my game,” Korda said.<\/p>\n
“I think where I’m the most comfortable is definitely with my mindset of knowing when I mess up I’ll figure it out.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes I think you get stuck in wanting to play well and wanting to be at the top always that you have this tension of not wanting to make a mistake.<\/p>\n
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Email us abcsport5050@your.abc.net.au<\/a><\/p>\n “I think there is a power in knowing it’s OK to make a mistake and just bounce back.”<\/p>\n Korda added she was hitting it in the spots where she wanted to and “missing it into the spots that I want to”.<\/p>\n “If there is a tucked pin and it’s kind of stupid, I would rather give myself a longer lag putt and give myself the best opportunity for par,” she said.<\/p>\n “That’s kind of the way we been playing the past two days, not taking kind of stupid risks.”<\/p>\n Korda’s closest pursuer is Patty Tavatanakit, whose 3-under 69 was the only bogey-free round of the day.<\/p>\n Hannah Green just made it back under the cut mark after the second round. (Getty Images: Sarah Stier)<\/p>\n South Korean Ina Yoon (68), American Ryan O’Toole (68) and US amateur Farah O’Keefe (69) are tied for third at seven under.<\/p>\n Cassie Porter (70-72) is the leading Australian, in a share of 22nd spot at 2-under.<\/p>\n Karis Davidson (71-71) is one under and joint-31st after finishing her second round with a sour three-putt bogey.<\/p>\n Hannah Green and Minjee Lee both mounted spirited fightbacks to make the cut after both superstars looked set to miss the weekend action.<\/p>\n![\"Golfer](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3ca2274f93c2f03fe334fde6dd1c956b.jpeg\")
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